{"product_id":"pre-order-approx-4-6-business-days-economics-18th-edition-by-james-d-gwartney-9798214041261-zz-30c90","title":"*PRE-ORDER, APPROX 4-6 BUSINESS DAYS* Economics 18th Edition by James D. Gwartney 9798214041261 [ZZ]","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrivate and Public Choice. Hardcover, Cengage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGwartney\/Stroup\/Sobel\/Macpherson’s “Economics: Private and Public Choice” 18th Edition, emphasizes the role of entrepreneurship, institutions and public choice analysis. Entrepreneurship is presented as key to the competitive market, using innovations and creative destruction to improve living standards. Institutions with long-run growth are examined. Public choice analysis clarifies voter, politician and bureaucrat incentives, impacting political outcomes and showing how wealth is created. Microeconomics models integrate entrepreneurship, competition and contestable markets. AI, the rise of platform business models and markets with network externalities, Federal Reserve policy changes, government debt and other factors are highlighted, including issues such as the Great Depression, the environment, resource economics, health care and the stock market. Online resources reinforce content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productCollapsibleSection_header is-open\" data-type=\"toggle\" data-group=\"Section Heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's New\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productCollapsibleSection_body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"whats-new\" class=\"container-fluid prod-details__new\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productWhatsNew\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ceng-productWhatsNew_list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage of key entrepreneurial examples highlights the contributions of a diverse group of several entrepreneurs -- ranging from Steve Jobs to Kendra Scott, Taylor Swift, Sarah Blakely, Henry Ford, Malcolm McLean and Oprah Winfrey -- allowing students to understand how the economic process of creative destruction touches their lives directly. New and expanded coverage includes analysis of current topics such as student loans, AI, inflation, Federal Reserve policy changes, the national debt and growing interest and international trade and its importance for economic growth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productCollapsibleSection_header is-open\" data-type=\"toggle\" data-group=\"Section Heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productCollapsibleSection_body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ceng-productFeatures\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ceng-productFeatures_featureList ceng-productFeatures_featureList--columns\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePRACTICAL APPROACH APPLIES ECONOMIC THEORY TO CURRENT ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES. Students see the relevance of the theories they are learning as they apply what they learn directly to current topics in the world around them. The importance of incentives and the economic way of thinking are stressed throughout the analysis. A set of special topic chapters applies these concepts to a variety of topics, including the environment and resource economics, health care, the stock market, the Great Depression and the Great Recession and the earnings differences between men and women.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eENGAGING CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC THINKING ABOUT GOVERNMENT. Students examine today’s government involvement and decisions from a unique economic perspective as they review the latest information as well as historical data using the tools of public choice covered in a dedicated chapter and integrated throughout the text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEMPOWERING STUDENTS WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL INSIGHTS. Students explore the contributions of a diverse variety of entrepreneurs who have shaped markets and created new opportunities for wealth and job creation. Students gain practical knowledge about innovation, risk-taking and wealth creation through these real-world examples in today’s dynamic global business marketplace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCOMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE EXAMINES ITS IMPACT TODAY. Students carefully review international trade's influence on growth and nations' prosperity throughout today's world. They examine empirical evidence on the importance of international trade as a source of economic growth and higher living standards and review the ramifications of enacting tariffs or other barriers on international trade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHISTORICAL VIGNETTES HIGHLIGHT THE LIVES OF NOTABLE ECONOMISTS. Students see the significance of economic history and the many individuals who have contributed to our understanding of economic theory through an information-rich set of boxed features. The economists featured include both historical and modern economists, ranging from Adam Smith and Joseph Schumpeter to Claudia Golden and Deirdre McCloskey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eILLUMINATING THE DYNAMICS OF THE MARKET PROCESS. In addition to the usual static analysis of demand, supply and price determination, students examine the dynamics of the market process and the types of institutions that support economic growth and prosperity. Insights into the important roles of prices, profits and losses, the invisible hand, property rights, contestable markets, creative destruction, innovation and economic freedom allow students to gain a more realistic understanding of how markets function and evolve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNDERSTANDING BOTH MACROECONOMIC STABILITY AND LONG RUN GROWTH. After examining key macroeconomic indicators such as real GDP, the unemployment rate and inflation and delving into the meaning and relevance of these subjects to their daily lives, students are exposed to how government fiscal and monetary policy influence both short-run economic stability and long-run economic growth. 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